Roh

E935715

Roh is the ancestral figure or eponym from whom the Rohilla people derive their name and historical identity.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Roh canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural hero
eponymous figure
legendary ancestor
mythical person
progenitor
associatedWithEthnicGroup Rohilla people
associatedWithRegion Rohilkhand
connectedTo Afghan tribal heritage of Rohillas
culturalRole ancestral figure of the Rohilla people
derivesNameOf Rohilla Afghans
linked to: Rohilla Afghan

Rohilla community
ethnicGroupEponymOf Rohilla people
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Rohilla Muslims
hasEtymologicalRelationTo Rohilla
hasIdentityFunction source of historical identity for the Rohilla people
hasNarrativeRole founding ancestor of the Rohillas
hasStatus semi-legendary
hasTypeOfAncestry eponymous ancestry
hasUncertainHistoricStatus historicity debated or unclear
influences collective identity of the Rohilla people
isCentralTo Rohilla origin traditions
isInvokedIn Rohilla genealogical narratives
isPartOf Rohilla oral tradition
isRememberedAs ancestor of the Rohilla Afghans
isSubjectOf Rohilla origin myths
linkedToEthnogenesisOf Rohilla people
nameSourceFor Rohilla
roleInHistoryWriting reference point for Rohilla historical narratives
symbolizes shared ancestry of Rohillas
unity of the Rohilla community

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rohilla namedAfter Roh
Sur tribe region Roh